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Salvador Perez went 2-for-2 and blasted a three-run homer, powering the Royals to an 8-4 victory over the Athletics in Cactus League play on Friday.

After a 1-for-14 start to the spring, Perez has hit safely in each of his last five at-bats, raising his spring average to .316. The ultra-durable backstop caught an unthinkable 158 games for the Royals in 2014 and seemed to wear down in the second half, hitting just .229/.236/.360 after the All-Star break. Mar 13 - 10:17 PM

Salvador Perez went 3-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI, and a run scored Thursday against the Indians.

Perez badly needed this game, as he was 1-for-14 (.071) entering the afternoon. He hit a ground-rule double to lead off the fourth and later scored, then doubled in a run and scored again in the fifth. Despite hitting a career-high 17 home runs last season, Perez's .260/.289/.403 slash line was markedly down from his 2013 output. Mar 12 - 7:36 PM

Royals general manager Dayton Moore said Thursday that the team plans to give Salvador Perez more rest next season.

Between the regular and postseason, Perez started an MLB-record 158 games behind the plate, and to top it all off he's now catching games in the All-Star Series in Japan. Perez was clearly worn down in the second half, hitting just .229/.236/.360. "Salvy wants to play every day," Moore said. "Having him behind the plate put our best team on the field. That’s what we were trying to do. But I think going forward we’ve got to look for some opportunities to get him a little more in balance." Fri, Nov 14, 2014 11:31:00 AM

Salvador Perez has been named the 2014 American League Gold Glove winner at catcher.

It's a deserving honor for Perez, who has now captured two straight Gold Glove awards and, at 24, should be in line to win a few more. Perez beat out Yan Gomes and Alex Avila for the award. Tue, Nov 4, 2014 07:14:00 PM

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Omar Infante went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Infante batted leadoff in the game, reaching all three times he came to the plate. The three-hit day raised his spring average to .375 in 32 at-bats. Infante has talked about having elbow surgery after the season, but he'll play in 2015 and will be the Royals' starter at second base.

Alex Gordon went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and three runs scored in Monday's slugfest with the Rangers.

Gordon ripped a line drive home run in the sixth inning against Alex Claudio, his first round-tripper of the spring. The two-time All-Star needed the outing, as he entered hitting just .125 (3-for-24). Gordon had wrist surgery in January, but will be ready to go on Opening Day.

It's the first time he's thrown from the bump since undergoing a second Tommy John surgery. "I felt like I was extremely rusty," Medlen said. "Because I was just having trouble repeating (my delivery) and all that stuff. That’s my pitching style, and I take pride in that, and I couldn’t do it. So that was a little frustrating. But armwise, it felt like it was coming out really good. I felt strong." Medlen will receive four days off as he eases back into a throwing program. Royals manager Ned Yost has said it's possible the righty could be with the big club by June, but general manager Dayton Moore has offered a more realistic timetable of after the All-Star break. Medlen is under team control through 2017.

Luke Hochevar (elbow) is expected to begin the season on the disabled list.

Hochevar's recovery from Tommy John surgery is going just fine, but he's being handled cautiously this spring, with the Royals giving him three days off between appearances. With a loaded bullpen, they can afford to take it slowly with Hochevar, who should rejoin the 'pen sometime in April.

The left-handed reliever can be ruled out for the entire 2015 season and he'll probably miss the beginning of the 2016 campaign as well. Collins felt something abnormal in his elbow last Wednesday during a Cactus League game and visited Dr. James Andrews this Tuesday for an official diagnosis. Brandon Finnegan now has much better odds of landing in the Royals' Opening Day bullpen.